To beat or not to beat? That is the question...

This is a comment I posted on Messy Christian's blog entitled The "M" Word

You should probably click and read her blog entry before continuing so you don't misunderstand what I'm talking about.

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Hmm... no comments on this blog? Surprising. Or have you somehow lost them?

Anyway, I'm here to tell you that you are far off the track and that masturbation is truly a sin! In the Bible, Jesus never masturbated!

Am I sounding like someone from Church O? *haha* I was just kidding. I hate it when people make the stupidest and most ignorant comments and use Bible verses out of context to support their opinion! What verses in the Bible mentioned masturbation being a sin? I sure would like to read those verses, 'cause they have escaped me somehow in the many years I've been a Christian!

A controversial topic this is... I'm glad you had the balls (nothing to do with masturbation, and not like you have the real ones, just a manner of speech) to blog about this. A large portion of the Body of Christ needs to grow (no pun intended! Honest!) up and get out of the shells where they've been hiding and keeping each other warm. Life is bigger than 'masturbation is a sin' and 'the more you give to God, the more he will bless you'!

So I guess it's true that Bill Gates doesn't masturbate and gives millions to furthering God's Kingdom! Bless his kind heart.

Sweet Revenge...

In an interesting study, it has been discovered that "...revenge is linked to the area of the brain associated with enjoyment and satisfaction." Click below to read the article.



During the study, in a game of trust, most chose greed over the betterment of another. And most of those betrayed chose to then punish the offender. It's interesting to note that even when the test subjects are told that they would increase their winnings by trusting one another, greed still gets the better of them.

Also, fascinatingly, when revenge is being executed, the area of the brain which lights up when you see a photograph of your beloved.. lights up. In the words of psychologist Brian Knutson, "Instead of cold, calculated, reason, it is passion that may plant the seeds of revenge."

It's no wonder I feel so good when someone who hits me is made to stand in the corner of the classroom. I remember the glee I felt when someone who tried to run my go-kart off track spun his cart instead, and landed in the sand. I felt a deep sense of accomplishment and happiness when a teacher who kept picking on me was fired after I riled the whole class to make an honest assessment of her teaching abilities. The list goes on.

Got a list too? No need to be guilt-ridden... we've been wired that way.